The major watchOS 5 software update for Apple Watch is now available. watchOS 5 runs on Apple Watch Series 1 and later; the original Apple Watch is not supported. Read on to see what’s new in watchOS 5:

watchOS 5 brings Apple’s Podcasts app to the watch for the first time, improves the Siri watch face and brings new element and Breathe watch faces, a new Walkie-Talkie app for watch-to-watch communication, and much more.

Full release notes and key features from watchOS 5 for Apple Watch below:

Sports on Siri, new Podcasts app, and Control Center in apps:

Rearrangeable Control Center:

Shared web pages load:

Complications on more faces:

New Walkie-Talkie app:

Six new watch faces:

New running features:

Raise-to-speak Siri:

And more:

watchOS 5 brings you new ways to be more active, stay connected, and monitor your health with your Apple Watch including Activity competitions, automatic workout detection, Yoga and Hiking workouts, Podcasts, Walkie-Talkie, new watch faces, an updated Siri watch face, and enhancements to notifications and the Heart Rate app.

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